Hi Andrea,
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You can also clear many rights for songs through ASCAP
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-----Original Message-----
From: videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu =
[mailto:videolib-bounces@library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Andrea =
Slonosky
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:34 PM
To: Videolib@library.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] yet more copyright issues - this time with music!
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Hello great collective,
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My apologies in advance for bringing up yet another copyright question. =
However, this is not one that I've seen addressed here before, or at =
least it hasn't come up often enough to be seared into my neural =
network! Also, this is not about films, but about music, which I imagine =
many of you dealing with multimedia collections might have some =
experience with, or may at least be able to direct me to an appropriate =
resource.=20
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There is a proposal here to put up a jazz related exhibition in the =
library. At the little reception that is planed for the exhibit, the =
organizers would like to play some jazz music in the background. The =
music would come from our own collection of music recordings - none of =
them rare or unique - all of them purchased through library vendors. One =
of the library administrators has asked if there will be any copyright =
issue in this situation.
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Can anyone tell me if there would be a copyright issue with the =
situation described? I have looked through the Music Librarians =
Association's copyright page, amongst others, and haven't found =
anything about this type of situation. Mulling it over, it seems to me =
that if we want to play music we own at one of our functions, (which =
will not be recorded, or advertised as a performance or anything, and =
which will require an invitation) than we should be able to do so. I =
don't think there's any problem with, for example restaurant =
owners/staff playing their own CDs in the establishment, is there? This =
seems to be a pretty similar situation.=20
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All thoughts on this topic will be much appreciated.
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Andrea Slonosky
Media Librarian
Brooklyn Campus Library
Long Island University
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>My
apologies in advance for bringing up yet another copyright question. =
However,
this&nbsp;is not one that I've seen addressed here before, or at least =
it
hasn't come up often enough to be seared into my neural network! Also, =
this is
not about films, but about music, which I imagine many of you dealing =
with
multimedia collections might have some experience with, or may at least =
be able
to direct me to an appropriate resource. </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There
is a proposal here to put up a jazz related exhibition in the library. =
At the
little reception that is planed for the exhibit, the organizers would =
like to
play some jazz music in the background. The music would come from our =
own
collection of music recordings - none of them rare or unique - all of =
them
purchased through library vendors. One of the library administrators has =
asked
if there will be any copyright issue in this =
situation.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Can
anyone tell me if there would be a copyright issue with the situation
described?&nbsp;I have looked through the Music Librarians
Association's&nbsp;copyright page, amongst others, &nbsp;and haven't =
found
anything about this type of situation. Mulling it over, it seems&nbsp;to =
me
that if we want to play music we own at one of our functions, (which =
will not
be recorded, or advertised as a performance or anything, and which will =
require
an invitation) than we should be able to do so. I don't think there's =
any
problem with, for example restaurant owners/staff playing their own CDs =
in the
establishment, is there? This seems to be a pretty similar situation. =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>